Assam Cabinet approves Special Public Prosecutors in Zubeen Garg death case
The decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati under the chairmanship of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday evening.
Announcing the cabinet decisions, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the State Cabinet has approved the appointment of a team of Special Public Prosecutors in the Zubeen Garg death case.
“Advocates need to be appointed for this purpose – Senior Advocate Ziaul Kamar as Special Prosecutor; Brojendra Mohan Chaudhuri as Additional Special Prosecutor; Kishor Dutta as Deputy Special Public Prosecutor; Pranjal Dutta as Deputy Special Public Prosecutor and Vikash Jammar as Special Deputy Public Prosecutor. The Cabinet has decided to allocate Rs. 5 crore to Zubeen Garg Memorial Trust.” The Minister said.
Meanwhile, the State Cabinet expressed gratitude to the Central Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for donating the 34.5 km long elevated corridor in Kaziranga National Park, the foundation stone of which will be laid on January 18.
“He will also be present at the grand cultural extravaganza on January 17 at the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex where around 10,000 Bagurumba dancers will perform together. The Prime Minister will also virtually flag off two trains, one from Dibrugarh to Gomti and the other from Guwahati to Raota,” the Prime Minister said.
The State Cabinet has approved settlement of 1 bigha sized allotted land covered by Dag No. 449 in Beltola Mouza revenue village, Betkuchi under Dispur Revenue Circle, in favor of Bodo Sahitya Sabha for construction of “Multi-Purpose Project”. Settlement of allotted land in Bodo Sahitya Sabha will develop and promote indigenous languages and culture as well as Bodo communities. It will facilitate the creation of a permanent infrastructure for literary and cultural activities and contribute to social and cultural development.
